Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with representatives from civil society organisations on the updated (a) Integrated Review and (b) Arctic Policy Framework.

The UK Government will make a decision on whether to proceed with updating the Integrated Review in due course. If we proceed, we will engage with external experts and wider stakeholders with an interest in our nation's security and prosperity as part of the process of updating the Integrated Review.

FCDO officials have engaged with relevant experts and representatives from the Non-Government Organisation community as part of the development of a refreshed UK Arctic Policy Framework.